Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willow Lea area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Gwersyllt East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in Wrexham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Lea (LL11 4SD) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Gwersyllt East average (71.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Lea (LL11 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hope Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Isabelle —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffiths Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Griffiths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Lea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mold Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Hope Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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